Asymmetry of Hemispheric Functions and Creativity: An Empirical Examination.

Harpaz, Itzhak

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ERIC Number: EJ418357

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Asymmetry of Hemispheric Functions and Creativity: An Empirical Examination.

Harpaz, Itzhak

Journal of Creative Behavior, v24 n3 p161-70 1990

A brain laterality test and a creativity test were administered to 119 economics and accounting students and 65 creative arts students. No differences were found between the two types of students in brain dominance or creativity. Students who displayed right hemispheric superiority also excelled on the creativity tests. (JDD)

Descriptors: Accounting, Brain Hemisphere Functions, College Students, Creative Art, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Economics Education, Higher Education, Lateral Dominance

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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